A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird lowered shares of HD Supply Holdings from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $47.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 7th. Susquehanna Bancshares Inc reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of HD Supply Holdings in a report on Wednesday, June 14th. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of HD Supply Holdings in a report on Wednesday, August 16th. BidaskClub downgraded shares of HD Supply Holdings from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of HD Supply Holdings from $41.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. HD Supply Holdings has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.14.

Shares of HD Supply Holdings (NASDAQ HDS) traded down 0.09% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $33.42. The stock had a trading volume of 2,922,455 shares. HD Supply Holdings has a 1-year low of $28.97 and a 1-year high of $44.73. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $31.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.33. The company has a market cap of $6.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.98 and a beta of 1.40.

HD Supply Holdings (NASDAQ:HDS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.64. HD Supply Holdings had a net margin of 9.31% and a return on equity of 49.76%. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.35 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.85 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that HD Supply Holdings will post $2.20 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HD Supply Holdings announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, June 6th that allows the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of HD Supply Holdings by 16.4% in the second quarter. FMR LLC now owns 29,562,670 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $905,504,000 after acquiring an additional 4,162,500 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of HD Supply Holdings by 2.5% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,995,119 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $489,930,000 after acquiring an additional 383,895 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. increased its position in shares of HD Supply Holdings by 20.6% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 9,886,158 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $302,814,000 after acquiring an additional 1,688,213 shares during the period. Iridian Asset Management LLC CT increased its position in shares of HD Supply Holdings by 84.7% in the second quarter. Iridian Asset Management LLC CT now owns 6,543,246 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $200,420,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000,390 shares during the period. Finally, Farallon Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of HD Supply Holdings by 16.0% in the second quarter. Farallon Capital Management LLC now owns 6,150,156 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $188,379,000 after acquiring an additional 850,562 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.48% of the company’s stock.

HD Supply Holdings Company Profile

HD Supply Holdings, Inc is an industrial distributor in North America. The Company’s segments include Facilities Maintenance, Construction & Industrial-White Cap, and Corporate. As of January 29, 2017, the Company operated through approximately 500 locations across 48 states in the United States and six Canadian provinces.